By Sol Fury from
TFW2005:
2005 Boards member D-Drive has sent us the Diamond Comics shipping list for next week, October 12! Next week sees the release of Transformers Classics UK Volume 1, a collection of the original UK-only classic stories including Man of Iron and Raiders of the Last Ark. The volume also features Simon Furman's earliest work on the Transformers franchise.
TRANSFORMERS CLASSICS UK TP VOL 01
Bill Mantlo, Ralph Macchio, Jim Salicrup, Steve Parkhouse, Simon Furman
(w) o Frank Springer, John Ridgway, Mike Collins (a) o Andrew Wildman (c)
Classic TRANSFORMERS tales from the UK continuity begin here! Re-mastered and re-colored, these vintage TF stories are presented in order, many published for the first time in the United States! Writer and life-long TF fan James Roberts (Last Stand of the Wreckers) provides in-depth historical perspective in each volume, and legendary TF UK artist Andrew Wildman provides new covers!
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By Sol Fury from
TFW2005:
Today, October 4, marks another major release in the Transformers media calendar - because today is the day that
Shout! Factory's Beast Wars Season 2 and 3 boxed set is released. Own the episodes that defined the show for a generation of Transformers fans, episodes such as Code of Hero, The Agenda, and the grand finale Nemesis, with the final episode penned by legendary Transformers writer Simon Furman. If you have never seen Beast Wars, what are you waiting for? This show was awesome back in the 90s and has stood the test of time as one of the very best Transformers shows ever made.
I leave you now with a defining quote from Hall of Fame 2010 fan's choice winner, Dinobot:
Tell my tale to those who ask. Tell it truly, the ill deeds along with the good, and let me be judged accordingly. The rest... is silence.Read Replies (0)
By Sol Fury from
TFW2005:
Transformers Exiles, the second book by author Alex Irvine chronicling the early days of the war between the Autobots and the Decepticons, is out today! This book is the sequel to Transformers Exodus, which laid the groundwork for the new aligned continuity origin of Transformers Prime. Transformers Exiles carries on the saga, and promises to delve deeper into the mysteries of the original 13 Transformers, including Nexus, Solus and Vector Prime.
The epic battles between Optimus Prime and Megatron have long thrilled Transformers fans. But these two giants weren’t always great leaders and bitter foes. This new novel continues the electrifying saga that started with Transformers: Exodus, unveiling the origins of the conflict—the explosive events that unfolded before Optimus and Megatron arrived Earthside, forever altering the destiny of their kind.
Once allies, Optimus and Megatron are now enemies in a civil war. To prevent Cybertron from falling into Megatron’s hands, Optimus jettisons the planet’s heart, the AllSpark, into space, then sets out to find it with Megatron hot on his heels. Optimus is determined to defeat Megatron, bring the AllSpark home, and restore Cybertron to its former glory.
But a saboteur lurks aboard Optimus’s spaceship, and ahead lie lost colonies, some of them hostile. Optimus needs help of the highest caliber, but from whom? Heroes such as Solus, Nexus, and Vector Prime are just names from make-believe stories of long ago. Or are they? Maybe it’s time for Optimus Prime to find out. Maybe it’s the only chance he has to vanquish mighty Megatron. Read Replies (0)
By Tony_Bacala from
TFW2005:
Site Sponsors TFSource and Big Bad Toy Store dropped us a line and let us know that 2 new Encore released from Takara-TOMY are coming.
Encore #21 Twincast
Encore #22 Soundblaster
Check out pics after the break!
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By NIBMRatchet from
TFW2005:
Info from the United States Patent and Trademark Office tells us that Hasbro has recently renewed the trademark titles Tankor and Buzzsaw. From what Shadow
told us few days ago,
we are to see a Buzzsaw figure based on Transformers: Dark of the Moon
Deluxe Laserbeak. Now, the question of the hour is… Are we to see a Tankor figure soon as well? Perhaps based on the recent
Generations Warpath?
You can take a look at the Trademark Documents by visiting the links below:
TankorBuzzsawOnly time can tell…
We are here, We are waiting!*The news post image is not from the rumored product. Learn more about
Beast Machines Mega Wave 1 Tankor from our Resources Section.
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By Superquad7 from
TFW2005:
There is a lot of buzz about the New York Comic Convention coming up, especially in regards to Hasbro's involvement, both as being a newcomer to the convention as well as being a sponsor of the convention itself. Much speculation continues as to just exactly what Hasbro will unveil as well.
Tonight, we get our first glimpse into to some offerings from Hasbro with some exclusives offered at the convention. The first thing shown are two cups from the game Cuponk Hasbro introduced last year. The cups offered at the convention feature the classic
Generation One characters none other than
Optimus Prime and
Megatron. You can view both of them by checking out the attached image after the jump.
While San Diego Comic Con offered an Optimus Prime-themed NERF blaster, Hasbro follows suit with another such blaster (labeled as the "NERF N-Strike Barricade RV-10 Blaster"), this time featuring the fan-favorite Bumblebee!
Also, much like SDCC, if you find yourself wanting these exclusives but can't make it to the convention, Hasbro will be offering a limited quantity of the exclusives at HasbroToyShop.com the week of October 17.
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By DESTRO from
TFW2005:
In just a few short days TFW2005 will be holding it's first ever official "Member Meet Up" on October 8th, 2011 (that isn't attached to a Botcon, that is :)). This will be on a Saturday night, the night before
New Jersey Collectors Con in south New Jersey. It will take place at RED HOT & BLUE and starts at 8 PM. It is free for everyone, adults over 21 only (it is a bar). A live Blues band will be playing, the place serves food and it is a full service bar.
There will be door prizes given away throughout the night as well, in both Transformers and G.I. Joe flavors. Speaking of Joe, this isn't just for TFW2005, but the whole 2005 family, so HissTank and Toyark regulars will be in attendance too.
Also running during the party, for those that want to float around while drinking, will be the V.I.P. screening of a new G.I. Joe fan film, "Operation Retrieval". It will be on continuous loop all night in an area where you can hear it. You can see a trailer for it after the break.
So, if you are in the New York, New Jersey, Philly areas, try and come down the night before NJCC and hang out with the TFW2005 crew. It would be great to put faces to all those names! If it works out, we'll do more!
New Jersey Collectors Con takes place the next day, Sunday October 9th, 2011, in Cherry Hill New Jersey. Check the website for details.
See you all there!
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By Sol Fury from
TFW2005:
Following on from our fresh look at the
Maketoy Tanker Trailer earlier,
Maketoy have updated their website with new images of Giant, including a clear look at the first of the six Giant members. Details on pricing, release and colors for Giant have been revealed.
The six tall smaller robots who make up Giant will be sold in packs of two, retailing for 10'500 yen. That works out at about $136 based on the current exchange rate. The first set of two is due out in December, with more releases to follow in January and February. A giftset containing all six releases is set for a February release, priced at 31'500 yen or $410.
The only kicker though - it'll be a yellow version, not the traditional Constructicon green. So for the moment Giant is going to be a Generation 2 unofficial Devastator.
Details have also been released for the Bomber and Hover mini robots, these are also confirmed to be in a pack of two and are slated for October. They are sized at 8cm tall and priced at 3'150 yen, or a little over $40.
Click on the link above for the original source and to check out the new Giant images. Note also the strange, Fallen-esque looking guy chilling in the back of the group shot. Hmmmm...
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By Sol Fury from
TFW2005:
Following on from our fresh look at the
Maketoy Tanker Trailer earlier,
Maketoy have updated their website with new images of Giant, including a clear look at the first of the six Giant members. Details on pricing, release and colors for Giant have been revealed.
The six tall smaller robots who make up Giant will be sold in packs of two, retailing for 10'500 yen. That works out at about $136 based on the current exchange rate. The first set of two is due out in December, with more releases to follow in January and February. A giftset containing all six releases is set for a February release, priced at 31'500 yen or $410.
The only kicker though - it'll be a yellow version, not the traditional Constructicon green. So for the moment Giant is going to be a Generation 2 unofficial Devastator.
Details have also been released for the Bomber and Hover mini robots, these are also confirmed to be in a pack of two and are slated for October. They are sized at 8cm tall and priced at 3'150 yen, or a little over $40.
Click on the link above for the original source and to check out the new Giant images.
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By Super_Megatron from
TFW2005:
The dates for Dairycon 2012 have been revealed: Friday & Saturday, April 27-28th, 2012 at the
historic Ramada Plaza's Crystal Ballroom in
Fond Du Lac, Wisconsin.
PreRegistration opens December 1st.
(Special Guests and Events to be announced in December- watch for the first Exclusive reveal!)
WWW.DAIRYCON.COMIt's beyond Gouda. Beyond Evil. Beyond your Wildest Expectations!
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By Super_Megatron from
TFW2005:
The 8th Annual
Canadian Action Figure Expo will be October 30th, 2011 at the
Doubletree by Hilton Hotel - Toronto Airport 655 Dixon Road, Toronto, Ontario.
No advance registration is required to enter the 2011 Canadian Action Figure Expo costume contest. 1st place will be awarded $150 cash along with second and third place prizes. Additionally there will be door prizes given away every hour on the hour, so don't forget to fill out your door prize form at the registration desk.
The show features a huge selection of vintage 80s toys and all the latest releases from today such as Super Heroes (Marvel, DC etc), Transformers (vintage and Japanese imports), Star Wars (new and vintage), GIJoe (vintage and modern), Wrestling, Masters of the Universe and tons of other Action Figures and collectibles.
Click here to RSVP via Facebook.
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